Malaysian-born Winnie Birkenhead came to the UK with her mother while her stepfather was serving in the British Army in 1968. Comments. News. Rachel McDermott. 17:41, 13 Oct 2015 Updated 17:42, 13 ...

Winnie Birkenhead, of Burnley, Lancashire, has been told she cannot work and must take an English exam if she is to stay in the country. The 52-year-old is currently recovering from breast cancer.

Winnie Birkenhead, 53, from Burnley, Lancashire, came to the UK from Malaysia as a five-year-old in 1968 after her mum married a member of the British army.

Winnie Birkenhead, 52, has been told by the Home Office that she must prove that she is British despite living in the UK since arriving from Malaysia with her family almost 50 years ago.

Video caption, Winnie Birkenhead, from Burnley in Lancashire, came to the UK from Malaysia in 1967 on her mother's passport 13 October 2015 A woman who has lived in the UK for 47 years has been ...

A woman told to leave the country after living here for 50 years has won her battle to remain in the UK. Winnie Birkenhead came to Burnley, Lancashire as a young girl from Malaysia in the 1960s ...

Winnie Birkenhead, from Burnley in Lancashire, came to the UK from Malaysia in 1967 on her mother's passport A woman who has lived in the UK for 47 years has been told by the Home Office she may ...

Winnie Birkenhead, from Burnley in Lancashire, came from Malaysia in 1967 on her mother's passport. But her employers recently received a letter saying her permission to be in the UK had expired.